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noun

Rustle n. A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling. "When the noise of a torrent, the rustle of a wood, the song of birds, or the play of lambs, had power to fill the attention, and suspend all perception of the course of time."

verb

Rustle v. t. To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.

Rustle v. i. (past & past part. rustled; pres. part. rustling)

1.

To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves. "He is coming; I hear his straw rustle." "Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk."

2.

To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about. (Slang, Western U.S.)

3.

To steal; used of livestock and esp. of cattle.

To rustle up To gather or find by searching; as, to rustle up some food for supper.

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Etymology of 'Rustle'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Rustle" Quotes from Famous Books

... were not, though they came from the same cause—electricity. The glare that dazzled the eyes of the Plush Bear came from the electric lights of a large store, where he was being unpacked, together with other toys. There was a rustle of paper as the Plush Bear was unwrapped, ...

— The Story of a Plush Bear • Laura Lee Hope

... the Virgin's altar who heard a faint sigh and rustle on the steps glanced curiously as they saw a slight, black-robed figure clutch the railing and lean her head against it. Miss Sophie ...

— Violets and Other Tales • Alice Ruth Moore

... exclamations, breathings, the rustle of sleeve-cloth in large, frantic, and futile graspings—all without understanding. Immediately there was an impact on the floor, and with it the unmistakable clink of metal. Boaz even heard that the metal was minted, and that the coins were gold. ...

— O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 • Various

... sometimes of Margery and sometimes of the forests of New Mexico. Sometimes the visions were wavering, uncertain, and transitory, and again they were strong and vivid—so plain to him that he could almost hear the leaves rustle as some wild creature turned a startled look ...

— The Associate Hermits • Frank R. Stockton

... Rustle now, ye leaves, and threaten now, all ye boughs with menacings. Roar, grouse, and clamor on, all ye jangling jays. No longer can ye strike terror into these two souls, small though they be. The heart ...

— The Singing Mouse Stories • Emerson Hough

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